Car-underframe.



'lion of 'lie bolnler and ANTON BECKER, OF (.`I(JLULIBU'SA OHIO. ASSIGNOR T() TE R'LSTON STEEL CAR COT"- PANY.

OF COLUMBUS, CHIC, A CORPGRTN OF UHR).

CAR-UNDERFRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

of :rho bolster and l'he supporting ineanS for l he lloor; 1t includere a `center `eirder eon- E ntriielion, bolster diaphragme arranged on Ji'he opposie Sides thereof, a lranrerse lloor engaging member, and lloor :sappiirriiigY ineinber inoiinled iipon lhe eenler girdei" construction. extending upwardly, and engagging the transverse'nieniber, and preferably members ab the sides oj'lilie eaigiiniling he belsler eonstruel ion and sub side sill wilgh lie transverse nieniber. leinl'oreing niei'nbei-S are employed at various points in the construction which will be hereinafter noted. My in'iprrwenienls have the advanage el employing; i'lie least possible nielal and at he saine time liiriiiehinzgr a eonsl'riietion which provides a Substantial support for lhe loor sheei's and binds ogether the Varioii's elenienls' ii'ientione'd so as lo render lhein able lo wilihsand he sresses diie to the use of the ear.

ln the drawingbg'` wliieh are, hereie artaehed and hereby inade a part of this Speeiliealion, Figure l is a veriieal transverse section llireiigh a hopper ear at the rear of the bolster; Fig. 2 is a verzieal long'iiidinal ee tion of end of a hopper ear having nrv iinprevenienlxs` lberein; Fig. 3 is a plan view ol one end of l'he ear showing the eonslriierien a the boleler. and llie nimeer. plaie securing,` llie bolner and nnb side Sill lirinllv iogelfher; lite'. f-'L i5 a .aide elevation of the ear at i-he point where llie Li ployed; Fig. 5 in a persperlire. olf llie llonr Supporting eonsli'iielion nioiinled on llie eenter `qirderplfie'. il Shows a modified eoiisiriiicllooiI eiipporling ineanfa.

Referring' lo llie dr:i\\'in;',\-' l in :i eeiiler girdei' l'orined in lliiS inslanee, ol' llie rliannels between which is lplaeed a eenler braee provided wil'h llie openingy lor llie piiilioniiip; ol' llie king bell or pin: llie i'eiiler lii'aee ia llaiie'ed :il ils edges and is neeiired b v ineans ol' rivets -l lo lhe eenler gli-der eoinzriietion.

plale in ein-I Vare bolder diaplirae'inl 5 and o. which are llanee lo the i'eiiler girder l and eenler braee- 2. therelnv reeeiirel)Y tying the hole-'ler eenslriiei'ion to ilie center girder it heir lower edges, angles l() rind l'l are seein-ed le the diaphragme by means of rivelsili and ll, and an 'le ,l ll and l5 are also Secured ro he ripper edgesA of the holsler (iliaphragine b v ineanl or rivelal lo and l?.

l'ensioii ineiiiber i8 i5 seeiired lo the iipper llaiiges ol' the diaphragnis and lhe adjaeen angle b v l'he rivers lll, and a 'conr presion iiieinber 2() is eeiired lo 'he lower liangehI of the bolster diaphragins and the angles adjacent thereto by means of the rive A il, ihe tension and compression ineinbers respeelivelv e.\'lendingtrans ersely or' f the eenl'er Lirder `ici-oni ,side lo Side of lhe ear, lhe lenaion ineniher being' also seeiired te heripper flanges 22 and. 23 of the eener girder by the rivets shown a' 2i. The Lonneelion belween lhe bols-ler diaphrz 4' ns and lihe verlieal web nl.: lhe center girder farther reinforced by ineans of the angles 25 and 2li, whieh are Secured b); means of rivets 2? to lhe renier girder. and by rivela 28 lo4 he olher reiiiliireing angleg and bol- Sler diaphragm.

ln he eonslriielioii shown in Elige. l and Q a ymingle, diapliragiiii is arranged on each Side oli l'liey eenler girder, having flanges on hree of ils edges, and on lhe side of lhe diaphragm opnosile lo lhese llangea are ap plied angle reinloreiiig ineinberb` inahiiig' lliereb)Y a ver)Y lirin and .kailhlanlial bolster eoiislriielion. .le Shown in Fie: l'i. l' inni' also einploil a pair oli diaphragme arranged on each side olE llie i'eiilei' g'irdei'. aiiil ain nel lherel'ore eoiiliiieil lo llie A peiil`ie eoiinlriielion liown in Fir'. l.

l'oiini'ed on lliey eenler girder is a lloor Hiipporlingl iiieinber showirin persi'ieeliive iii Fig. 5. iii wliieh are -\liowii a verlieal ineinber 2l). sidel llaiileje.`A l0 and ill and a botlnin llange 32, (he holioni flange resl'ing iipon lie l'eiision ineinber and beineT Heeiired by iiieann` of rivelal fl lo llie. iipper ilangen ol` llie eenler lgirdei lliroiieh lie l'eiinion ineniber. l'hereb)y ieenrelv iinilingI lhe e lliree Y n .Y Y ineinbers. ,u llie oppomm side or ine Vertr cal n'ieinber QS), provide a reinforcing angle 33, which is secured thereto by means of the rivets 34e, the angle 83 being positioned upon the center girder construction andsecured thereto at 34.

Secured transversely to the under face of the floor 35 provide the member 86, which in this ease is a channel, united by the rivets 37 'to the upper edgeotI the t'loor supporting member Q9, and bent as shown at 38 to,in eline the angle 39 at the proper degree for application to the iioor 35, to wloeh it is secured by rivets 140. The transverse member 3G extends from side to side of the ear.

At the sides of the cer l provide gusset members el and L12, which are clearly shown in 4, and have the angle form, the tlunge e3 being applied to the bolster diaphragm adjacent its end and secured thereto at 4A?, the flange D being applied to the sub side sill etti and secured thereto at et?. The side stalre 48 is also secured at 49 to the flange 415 of the gusset member 42. ln

ing upwardly tluise shown in Fig. l' do nos;v ilu-Vetere i the speeitie eonstriujctiou shown and desefbed.

l. tu a hopper, ear, a eerder gli-der and iioor, e Channel member having its vertical web bent and appli-effi to said floor by means r frange,

and a liner supporting a low r flange mounted upon and seen eeni'er girder, und huw ing side ilanges extendiig upwardlyv into engagei'nent with the Lower flange ol' transA verse Channel member, .said lioor supporting member and seid elnninel nu-niber being se"- eured together.

2. ln a hop; f* floor, a 'hf of its u p member en having' its vertical :i'iplied transve ly to s upper llang'e, and er mounted upon girder and extendr3agentent with said and being secured thereto.

channel membe i 3. in e. he floor. a

web bent and .l i'i'iember having its vertical bein;d applied to said 'loor,

Ysupptu'ting eonstruerar, s.. center ejirdei and.

pper oar, a, eenter girder ano and .1 floor supporting member having vertical anges thereon mounted upon and secured to the center girder, said flanges being extended upwardly into supporting engagement with the lower flange on said Channel.

4. In a hopper oar, a center girder and Hoor, a channel member having its vertical web bent and its upper flange applied transversely to said door, and floor supporting member mounted upon and secured to the center girder and having side flanges extending upwardly into supporting engagement with the lower flange of said channel, said floor supporting member being secured to said channel through the vertical web thereof. l j

5. In e hopper car, a, center girder and floor, a member secured transversely to said tloor, a floor supporting member having bottom and side flanges mounted upon the eenter girder and secured thereto through the bottom flange, said supporting member and side flanges extending upwardly into engagement with said transverse member and being secured thereto. Y

(i. ln a hopper car having ay center girder and bolster web plates arranged on opposite sides thereotl andbeing secured thereto, a sub side sill, a gusset applied to the outer end of said bolster and sub side sill and being secured thereto, and a hanged member mounted upon and secured 'to the center girder and extending upwardly supporting engagement 'with the floor.

T. ln a hopper ear-haring a Center girder l bolster web plates arranged on the op .e sides` thereof and secured thereto, and sub side sill, an angle member applied to the outer end of said bolster web plate and sub side sill and being secured thereto, and exteiuling upwardly into engagement with the floor, and a flanged member mounted upon and secured to the Center girder and extending upwardly into supporting engagement with the floor.

8. ln a hopper car having a Center girder and vborder web plates arranged on the opposite sides thereof and secured thereto, a transverse member secured to therrloor, a sub side sill, an angle member applied to the outer end oi" said bolster web plate-and said sub side sill, and exteiuling upwardly into engagement with said transverse member and being secured thereto, and a "lmiged supporting member arranged on Senter girder and being secured thereto and extend ing up fardly into engagement. with said transverse member and being'secured thereto.

.ln testimony whereof l allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANTON BECKER.

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